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VAT Treatment of Fuel and Charging Cards in E-Mobility: AG Opinion on Supply of Goods

  • The number of registered electric vehicles in the EU is increasing steadily
  • VAT treatment of fuel cards and charging cards in e-mobility has been a topic of discussion
  • Question arises on who supplies electricity to EV drivers in e-mobility transactions
  • Advocate General opines that card/app provider in e-mobility should be treated as a commissionaire agent
  • Case involved Digital Charging Solutions providing access to charging points for EV drivers in Sweden
  • CJEU already ruled that charging a vehicle is a supply of goods consisting of electricity
  • AG Capeta addressed the VAT treatment of transactions involving the use of a card or app

Source: bdo.global

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